Mexican Coke Might Use HFCS; How Much Are Bar Drinks Marked Up?

It’s the afternoon, and you deserve a break. Sit back, pour yourself a glass, and enjoy these food stories from around the Internet.

The Links If you’ve ever finished a night out only to face a seemingly extravagant bar tab, this is for you: a comprehensive guide to the markup in drink prices. Surprisingly, bottom-shelf booze is more overpriced than the good stuff—yet another reason to avoid the siren song of cheap tequila. [Deadspin]

Mexican Coke, which uses cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup, has a cult following here in the U.S. But Mexico just passed a soda tax, and to cut costs, Mexicoke bottlers might have to embrace corn syrup. Cane sugar devotees: prepare to raise Cain! (Cane and Cain? Get it? Anyone? Is this thing on?) [Quartz]

While we’re talking beverages, Britain is reporting the resurgence of filter coffee—a big deal for a nation in the throes of a love affair with “sexy, continental lattes and cappuccinos.” They’re finally learning what we’ve always known: filters make a damn fine cup of coffee. [The Guardian]